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Psittacanthus brasiliensis
Psittacanthus brasiliensis is a species of neotropical mistletoe in the Loranthaceae family, which is endemic to Brazil.
From the article Psittacanthus brasiliensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Psittacanthus brasiliensis has pendulous branches, which are circular in cross-section. The leaves are opposite and petiolate, with the leaf base being acute and the apex obtuse. The position of the inflorescence is terminal and forms an umbel of triads on peduncles. Their colour is red and they have a straight style.
In human culture
Psittacanthos comes from the Greek psittakos (parrot), and the Greek anthos (flower), possibly chosen, according to Don, because of the bright colours. The specific epithet, brasiliensis, is the Latin for of Brazil (genitive singular case).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 850069.